Synonyms for cryptology
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Noun
1. Cryptography — the practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them
Definitions
- n. 1
The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them.
Near-synonyms: cryptanalysis, decoding, decrypting, decyphering
Related words
- Word family
- cryptologic cryptological cryptography cryptanalysis
Forms
- Plural
- cryptologies → cryptographies, cryptanalyses, decodings…
Example sentences
- decoding Are you good at decoding encrypted messages?
- cryptography Cryptography is the skill of making and breaking codes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cryptology | rising | |
| decoding | rising | |
| cryptography | rising | |
| cryptanalysis | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- decoding3
- 12 letters
- cryptography
- 13 letters
- cryptanalysis
- 14 letters
- cryptanalytics
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decoding3 = 3 syllables).